Brooklyn Nets forward Royce O’Neale went through a considerable amount of change during his first season with the Nets last season after being acquired from the Utah Jazz via offseason trade. After being the starter for 52 of Brooklyn’s first 55 games, O’Neale came off the bench for all, but one game for the rest of the season after the roster settled following the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving at the February trade deadline.
No matter what his role was, O’Neale still did the job that he was expected to do when the Nets traded for him last summer. As usual, he brought three-point shooting and solid perimeter defense while showing an ability to guard some power forwards when the situation called for it.
With training camp just weeks away from now, O’Neale will be looking to regain his starting spot or at the very least, secure his position in the rotation for this upcoming season. Here are three goals for O’Neale to strive for: